Bright Fort Worth chef selects on-trend cuisine for new restaurant

One of Fort Worth's brightest chefs has a new restaurant in the works, focused on a cuisine that's on the rise in North Texas. Marcus Paslay, chef-owner of Clay Pigeon, will open a second restaurant called Piattello Italian Kitchen this fall in Fort Worth's new Waterside development.

Piattello will serve "comfortable Italian fare," according to a release, including house-made pasta and pizza. The restaurant will be open mornings as Piattello Coffee Bar.

Piattello means "plate" in Italian, but it also refers to the term "clay pigeon," which obviously has relevance for Paslay.

Clay Pigeon is a from-scratch seasonal kitchen with a rotating selection of dishes made with the freshest ingredients, including fish and meat butchered onsite, house-made flatbreads, pastas, and ice cream, as well as seasonal craft cocktails.